It's not technically part of the Bay Area -- and by "technically," of course, we mean "at all" -- but we've been known to cheat a little bit and claim a good number of Sacramento bands as adopted locals over the years. Can you really blame us? Plenty of acts from the state's capital have made an big impact on independent music, including Death Grips, Chelsea Wolfe, and Trash Talk. All three of those groups eventually migrated to Los Angeles, with Death Grips leaking their latest album during a two-month stay at Hollywood's infamous Chateau Marmont, but plenty of great bands still call Sacramento home.

This mix collects 14 of those performers, showing that Sacto talent comes in a variety of genres and sounds. On the rock side, there's the stellar jangle of Fine Steps and English Singles, G. Green's fuzzy bursts, and Solos' singer-songwriter-meets-prog charm. But this mix also features a strong number of electronic pop bands, from new highlight DOOMbird to long-time favorites like Pregnant and Sister Crayon. It also won't be surprising that we've included several terrific bands we've hosted at past Bay Bridged events, like Sea of Bees, Raleigh Moncrief, and Appetite.

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Founded in 2006, The Bay Bridged is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization utilizing new media and presenting live events to support the San Francisco Bay Area’s indie rock, folk, and pop music communities.

One Comment

Madeleine
January 16, 2013 at 7:42 pm

Thanks! I am so excited to listen to this!

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Founded in 2006, The Bay Bridged is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization utilizing new media and presenting live events to support the San Francisco Bay Area’s indie rock, folk, and pop music communities. Our mission is to maintain a dedicated public education campaign to encourage public appreciation of San Francisco Bay Area independent music and to provide unique opportunities for local musicians to perform, receive exposure, collaborate,
and create original works.